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Woodstock council tables rezoning that would have added private soccer stadium and 236 apartments
Summary
After hours of presentations and public testimony, the Woodstock mayor and council voted 5–0 to table a rezoning, conditional-use permit and variances for a 12.81-acre Ridgewalk project that would have donated land for a privately funded soccer stadium while adding up to 236 apartments and retail; councilmembers cited concerns about parking, traffic and the city’s housing-ownership policy.
The Woodstock mayor and council on April 27 paused a high-profile rezoning request that would have allowed a privately funded soccer stadium and up to 236 apartments at the Ridgewalk Parkway and Reagan Street site.
The proposal, filed as Z167‑26 and CUP‑94‑26 by Freestone Real Estate, sought to rezone a 12.81‑acre parcel from Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to General Commercial Vertical Mixed‑Use (GCVMU). Planning staff described conditions tied to a required development agreement and a three‑party arrangement to transfer ownership of the soccer facility to the Downtown Development Authority and to secure long‑term operation by Georgia Impact Soccer. The applicant told council the stadium parcel — roughly 3 acres in their presentation — would be donated to the DDA while the developer would privately fund multifamily buildings and supporting…
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